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#CFCEFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFCEFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #CFCEFE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CFCEFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDFECD; it also sits naturally between #CDE5FE and #E6CDFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCEFE · RGB 207, 206, 254

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Color values

HEX#CFCEFE
RGB207, 206, 254
HSL241°, 96%, 90%
HSV241°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 19%, 0%, 0%
XYZ65.69, 64.56, 102.77
Yxy64.56, 0.2819, 0.2771
CIE-Lab84.26, 9.93, -23.32
Hunter Lab80.35, 9.76, -24.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CFCEFE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFCEFE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFCEFE

.text { color: #CFCEFE; }
.background { background-color: #CFCEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCEFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCEFE

#A2A0FD#7A78FC#4E4BFB#2723FB#0905EB#0704BE#060396#040269#020141#010014

Tints of #CFCEFE

#D3D2FE#D3D2FE#D8D7FE#D8D7FE#DDDCFE#E2E1FE#E2E1FE#E6E6FE#E6E6FE#EBEBFF

Tones of #CFCEFE

#D1D1FA#D4D4F7#D8D7F4#DBDBF0#DFDFEC#E2E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCEFE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFCEFE: ·

How #CFCEFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CFCFF2Deuteranopia · #CFCFF0Tritanopia · #CFE9E7

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFCEFE rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C6CFFF#D3D1F5#CBC8F6#DAD2FF#D2DAFF#C9D1F3#CDC1FF#D7D2F4#C4D7FF#C3CFF6#D9D3F4#D0BFFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCEFD  ·  #CFCEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCEFE?

#CFCEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 206, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCEFE?

#CFCEFE is RGB 207, 206, 254 — HSL 241°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CFCEFE?

Its complement is #FDFECD; analogous partners are #CDE5FE and #E6CDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCEFE for text?

Black text on #CFCEFE has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.